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Available manganese oxides in neutral and alkaline soils

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The available higher oxides of manganese in neutral and alkaline soils are estimated by first treating with alcoholic quinol, then washing with alcohol, and finally extracting with semi-molar calcium nitrate. Healthy soils contain from 20 to 50 p.p.m. of manganese so extractable.

The manganese cycle consists simply of oxidation and reduction, together with aging of oxides. Aging is the most likely mechanism by which added manganese compounds become less available with the passage of time.

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    L. H. P. Jones & G. W. Leeper

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Jones, L.H.P., Leeper, G.W. Available manganese oxides in neutral and alkaline soils. Plant Soil 3, 154–159 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01676371

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